I UNITED STATES REPLIES
foils Earl LI Wo nro Not Rondy
to Bogln Nogotlutlons.
CHEDENTIALS NOT QUESTIONED
ITflhiiM" Tlmt Hint" UeMiittiiieiit I.
Willi Inn ",,r l'r"" 11 lultir (Inn.
,rr llrfcirc TMiif I'liml ,itlo
Vllllil'K10"' 'opt. "'" H,llt9
iepni"1"'"1 t,,lM ll'tor,mo" thu
'Thu' rollowliiK conitiiiinleution wan
,llimiMl i ActiHK' Soututury of Statu
11,11 (dm afturiioon fioin thu Clilnoco
"''"'('uiU'KrHiii from Hurl Li 1 1 11 uj
I'lmiiK. dated l',u ' I'toinliiir,
KiOO, transmitted liv tlio Ohlnuso nun.
uter'nt t"t- l'utorsburg, tiinliir iliitn ol
September II. iiwl KJfolvwl by Minister
tt'u mi tho hift-immod dnt:
" urn it) receipt of 1111 Imperial edict
ntlio!l0tli duy of tlio mivunth moon,
KUit '-'I, 1000, transmitted from I'ao
IWU N- It Is us follows:
-lii Hung C'liiuiii, uiivoy ilcnlKi.
(Kiitlnn. I" li'iniliy vested with lull
ihKcruiuiiniry jiowttrH, mill hu shall
iiiuini'tly w,tn whatever (iiioHtinii
Jimy require ultuixhinro. At thlH din
tmico wh will I'cmtml his m lmim.
At tun 1'ilH't 1" forwarded with extra
rtiK'illtlnu t tlio ratu of 000 II jut day
, to Furl Li) for IiIh information ami
Kultliim-i-. Respect this.' "
To Hi" aliovo coiniiinniciitioti Acting
-.rrt-tiirv Hill Iiuh liandud Mr. Wu thu
glutting reply:
"Tim I'nltod stated dons not fool
called "I""1 to "XfriH iiny opinion at
Him tliiMi Hi to tlio Hiitlleimxi.v of LI
llniiK I'lmnu'M aotliorlty, but hopes It
will triiiiM'"' that hit credentials am
lull mill authoritative, not only for no
;f.tMtlon. hut to otmblu him, without
further delay, to uivo anHiiniiico that
tho life id property of Americans
itlll liciHMfurth ho respected through.
CBt tli Chinese iinpiro."
Horn tin formal statement it up-K-;im
Hint tlm state department is not
jet rwily to lieglii diruct negotiations
with I1 1 1 "UK Chant.'. It does lint
qnoMion IiIh crcdniit IhIh iih a plcnlpu
trntuiry. I nt slmpjy lenuM the muttwr
in ai cnince. 1'rohiilily thin is boeuiiH
allot tlio powerx havo not returned
thiir ri't-jxitD-cH to tho Riiwdun note, an
it ic ik'xlri'd to avoid plaulng thu Unit
.t suites flist among thu powers to
fltniiilon i lio hopu of harmonious notion
and (irlkn for itself toward thu settle
went directly with China. AIho, it
rosy ho deemed well to wait to hunr
from .Mr. Connor, who, suvural dayi
ga, wits invited to express hia opiuiou
stout quitting l'ukln.
IT GROWS WORSE.
M.I of DrHil lit (lHlrtcill la Hti-sillty
Inerritiltic.
ditlventoti, 'i'uxiiH, Sept. III. Mayor
Walter I'. Jones estimates tho number
ol il fin I at 0,000, and hn is eontervn
tno. 0cr 2,300 bodies Imvo been
taken out to sou or hnriod in trenches.
Other hundreds aro yot to ha taken
(rum tho ruiiiH. TIiomi bodies aro all
now badlv deci)mMscd, anil I hoy an
lifiua burled in trenches w hom they un
'"anil. OHhtm aro IiuIiik huriiod in
tlio dubrlH wlicru it can ho donu safoly.
Tlmro in littlo uttoinpt at iduntiflcif
tmn, and it Ih nafo to nay that theru
will nover bo n coiupluto list of thu
itHti.
Chief of I'ollco Kotohum Ih in
charco of tlio work of burying tho dead.
Tlicru ar largo hodli'H of niou cukhKU
in thin work, ttmrlni: up tho ruiiiH and
t'ttini; out tlio coipflL's. Homo of thomi
whnfo hodioH aro buliiR taken out woro
jirobably ouly injiuuil whon thoy worn
fifkt ctruclt ' down, hut thoro was no
Wllnn reliof to thoin, and thoy por
lulled iniMirubly.
Tlio mniiiant of tho force of regular
ml ill era who wore Htationcd hero, and
itU n very aiiiull rouiiiaiit, havo joined
tlio poliuo in piitrolliinj tho oily.
boveral pomuiM havo already beou
'lint. A soldier of WaHertyV buttery,
wliilo introlliug the bench thin morn
Hi),', ordorod n mini to desist from loot'
big. Tho follow drew i weapon, and
I'm soldier shot him dead. Tlio sol'
lier was nttnokod by three other men,
imd hu killed ull of them. Ho had
five cnrtridc8 in hit) rillo, and oaoh of
thoin found a victim.
Other men havd also been shot, but
tlio details aro not known, nor can tho
xact nii'iihor ho ascertained. It is
rrolmblo that 25 wero killed. Komo of
tlieso woro shot for failing to lmlt
whon ordered to do to. Others wor
iliot for vandalism.
Tho ruins of tho heavier brick build
I'lBS huvo not yot boon searohod for tha
''cail, and thoro is a largo number iu
them, in thu mass of rubbish which
'narks tho situ of tho Luoas Torraoo
''ri'lao Houso, 40 or fiO people wero
"tiled outright, und their bodies are
till in tho ruins.
Tlio Orphans' homo is totally domol.
ihoil. Ninety-two children and 11
"nu-i woro killed. It is rumored that
Resistor escaped, but if sho did, uo
'rco of her uuu bo fouud.
The fact that money doou not make
'''I) ninn seldom wornos tho nuui who
trying to mako tho moiioy.
St. I'uul, Minn., SoptTia". Tho tail
'n-lof the West Indian storm 'which
"ovustnted Galveston, struck this city
"stajRlit and today, making itsolf ap
1'iiroiit in tho hoaviost rtiiu ovor record
'1 ,u tlio local weather oflloo. Iu 10
rs thoro was n precipitation of 4.23
inenos, most of which foil betweon
Il ao Inst night and 7:00 this morning.
Jne rains causod gevoral bnd washouts
tho Qrcnt Northorn, in tin? iiorthorn
"t of tho Btnto, ono nt Cold Springs
?u others botweon Ilonr SmiuKS and
BURYING THE DEAD.
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.riiMiuU
r.M!(lZ"l0,l'.IT0X'!H' ! Ilnnoil on
e nn .l in'''"1 (i,,1V"Mon will
I , ",lral"rtV lOHH, $15,- '
OutMiIa of (Jalvctou tho I
iniinbiir of dead ru 100
Diimnm. to mllrondH outnldo ol (jl
VOHlon. jf.joi)
JrT'T,1!' '"'"Kn'Pli -.d Idephono i
wires outKldo of (InlvoHton, spao.ono. 1
"'""an loenttmi crop, estlmalnd on I
t-ragoc-ropof ,mitl,w aireclod. no,-1
0U( Imlw, at $110 pur b.,1,.. $:i 000,000.
Hu Iohwh ol llvHto,.k cannot bo
iliinatd, but thoimxndH of head of
h.iiH.m and catth. Imvo been killed all
ovor dm storm diwtrlot.
Tlir Tliun.11,,,1 tnr,.. '
Chicago, Sept. M. Tim following
Hliilemeiit was rurcdvod at 11 o'clock to
night:
"tinlvoHtoii, Toxiih, Ropt. 11. To
UinrloH S. Dlulil, (lenurnl Manner tlm
AsKoelnted 1'ruHn, (;hlcngo: A Mini
nmryof the coiiditloiiH prevailing at
inlwitiii is mor. tlmu human lntolluot
enn imiHter. Ilrlelly stated, the dam
mm to property is anywhere between
$15,000,000 and $20,000,000. Thu
1ohi of life eniinot bo computed. All
is simple gmms work. Tho-o burled iu
tho sen mid ground will foot up a hor
rible total of at least II.O0O. Mnnv
eHtlmatd the Iohh on tho inland, in tho
eity of (iulvohton mid thu limiiudlntii
Mirriiiindlnu districts butween 4,000
nml 5.000 deaths. I do not mako thix
ftnte nt iu fright or excitement. Tim
whole story will never bu told. Tho
norcsHitieH of thko living aro pressing.
Not a t-ingle individual osclipud prop
erty loss. Tim property on tho island
Is half swept out of oxiftenco. What
our needs are eali lie computed by the
world at larue by the statement lieru
with Miluiiittcd much better than l
could K)Hsibly siimmnrizu thiiiu. Thu
help in lint bu immediate.
"It. (J. LOWK,
".Manager (Jalvestmi Nuws."
NOTHING IN HUMORS.
Nu ClJittn c. Itrgnnllng Hliick Jrxliip (in
flit. l'irrl Itcf rt itl Ion.
WiiHliinytiin, 1). C, Kept. Not
cluee last spring have any orderH been
Umiod from Wasbiiigton alTectiug the
grazing of stock on any of tho forest
reservations. At that timo permits for
the current tensou wero issued. It is
nut thu present intention of the interior
deiartmeiit, which has jurisdiction in
Kiirh matterx, to make any changes iu
thu pie-ent syrtuiu. Seerotary Hitch
rock and thu general laud ollico both
declare that there is no foundation fur
thu rumors to thu elTect that grnziug
is to bu restricted any more than at
prrMint, and particularly in the district
of Mount Italnier forest reservation.
Under tho permits issued last spring t
250,000 sheep have boon allowed on
this reservation, but this privilege ex
pires on September 25, when the de
partment coucludes tho sciisou closes.
This fact may Imvo givon rise to tho
rumor, but as tho permits wero each
ono issued for tho period of July 1 to
September 25, thoro should bo no mis
construction placed on this specifica
tion. Grnziug will bo allowed on
lliiinier next year the snnio as this, un
less it should develop that tho sheep
grazing of tho present Glimmer has
proven disastrous to the'forosts. There
has boon no intimation of this so far re
ceived. Cattle mul horses will ho Mowed to
graze on all roseives next year, ns this
year, without unreasonable restraint.
Ill tho mattor of sheep-grnziug, the
agricultural department Iiiib no author
ity to permit or restrict, but merely
oiVerH its opinion when asked. Sucre
tarv Wilson is personally very strongly
iu favor of grazing ill an intelligent
wav, and has so oxprcssed himself to
tho'intoiior department mid public.
Ilml I'lrii id ii Hummer Iteiurt
Nairagaiisutt 1'ler, It. I., Sept. 14.
I no season at this watering placo oamo
to a suddon and disastrous end this af
ternoon through tho coiupluto destruc
tion bv flro of tho great ltookui;rham
hotel," Sherry's Casino, tho Hazard
block, tho Knights of Pythias hall and
a score of smaller buildings, whioh iu
Hummer aro allvo with trade. Tho lira
started in tho upper part of tho Kock
Ingham shortly nftor uoou, and within
a few hours noarly all tho adjacent
buildings, including tho Casino, had
been destroyed. Tho loss is esiimated
at about $350,000, half of whtoh is
covered by insurance. Tho big hotel
was praotcially vacant, having olosod
six days ago. Tho Hockingham was
ownod by J. (. Hums & on, and was
six stories high, built outiroly of wood,
and valued at $200,000. Tho Casino
building was valued nt $100,000. The
Hnzard block was valued at $35,000.
Tho losses range from $500 to $10,000
among about three score of merchants.
Held V by Lone ltoblier.
Douver, Sopt. 14. llurlington train
No. 1, known as tho Overland Flyor,
was hold up by a lono highwayman nt
2 o'clock this morning, flvo miles enst
of llaiglor, Nob., near tho Colorado
lino. Tho robber socurcd about $o0U
in cnsli and probably twico tlint miioh
ill diamonds mid watchos, and thou
nmdo his oscapo by brinigng tho train
to a stop. He wont through both
sleepers, but did not molest c "
Tho railroad olllcinls offer $1,000 for
his capture, and Voa havo stnrtod
out in all diniotionsj,
INuis. Out.,Sopt. bi
Wind storm wns nt its Height early this
morning flro broke out iu Mold rum a
Hour mill, destioying nit the business
portion of tho town, over 80 stores, iu
eluding tho customs office and the
limit, nf nnnimoroo. Tho loss will
probably roach $250,000.
Nodding, Cal., Sopt. 14, J. h. t o -..
,..i .i nnr. shot nud killed
hiswifonnd then killod hlmsolf at
Hairison Gulcli tonlgnt. jeiuou.y w
tho cause.
inswi
Must ' Desist From Further
Opposition.
000 and 20,000 converts woro massa
REBELS ISSUE PROCLAMATION ' crd in tho northern provinces. Largo
j numbers of missionaries uro still uiiuc-
ti a Kejily to tli
Unltril HUti-.
-UtBn th Natlrei to I
Furtlirr Iti-volt
Washington, Sept. 15. Tho post-ftiastnr-general
has recoived from V. W.
Valllu, director-goneral of posts in tho
Philippines, copies of two uiidatod
proclamations, ono by tho American
jommlssiiinerh and tho other by tho in
surgents. Thu American proolama tion is of n
pacific character, but warns tho nativos
that they havo nothing to oxpect from
continuing opposition to tho Ameri
cans. It promises free transportation
homo to all insurgents who surrender
their arms, and directs tho confiscation
if all money and hump belonging to
tho insurgent government. Tho na
tives aro notified that tho American
loldierH aro expected to pav for every
thing they obtain from the Filipinos in
thu way of food and supplies, and it
requests the natives to'report any caso
of looting or extortion to tlio nearest
military commander.
The Filipino proclamation, isued in
reply to this, aimouuces that for a
period of 10 days amnesty will bo ex
tended to all Filipino spies iu tho em
ploy of thu American forces, if they
present thoniFulves to thu insurgent
military or civil authorities. A single
exception is miidu in t'lo caso of ono
Marcel lo Ahlusay, who is denounced us
an outlaw beyond the pa lo. nud a re
ward is offered for his apprehension,
dead or allvo, while tho death penalty
is prouonncod iignin-t anyone, fouud in
his company at the time of liiscapturo.
The proclamation further declares tlint
ull thu threats of the Americans of pur
suing thu iusuigonts to the hills are
idle, as tho American forces tire short
of fond and ammunition, and have re
ceived no reinforcements for manv
mouths.
STORM IN NEW ENGLAND.
Dpntroj nil u Million 1). .Hum' Worth of
'rtiierly.
lloston, Sopt. 15. Tho now famous
West Indian hurricane which startud
10 days ago from tho eastward of Porto
Itico, pushed across Cuba and Jamaica
1 nnd threshed ubuut the Gulf of Mexico,
! entered Now Knghiud yesterday and
inhabitants in this corner of tho coun
try havo nearly $1,000,000 to add to
i tho lengthening Hu of property which
tills storm destroyed.
1 It started into life scores of wood
fires, nud in many tedious of New
Knghiud thousands of ncres of wood
bind are nblazo and several scores of
1 bouses havo been burned. In South
ern Massachusetts the losses will ag
gregate a big sum. ltoports are also
I received form various parts of New
i Kngland of daniago to tlio tolegruph
and toleiihono wires, houees unroofed,
, llllurva uu.miiv")
of their fruit and
orchards denuded
great dainngo to standing corn and
other ciops.
Tho gale was also sevcro off the
coast, but it blew off shore, so that
most of tho shipping found little diffi
culty in getting a leo.
Highland light reported a gulo of 45
milos nn hour and no vossels in sight.
Along tho water front of lloston har
bor this yachts which had not been
hauled into winter qaurters were
tossed about and some broko from their
moorings.
Arnnlil Alloweil bu Ainl.
Snn Francisco. Sent. 15. In the
embezzlement cufo of Julian H. Arnold, I
i son of Sir Kdwiu Arrnold, United
States District Judgo Doliaven has al
lowed uu appeal fiom his adverso de
cision to tho circuit court of appeals.
Tho hearing will be held during tho
October term of court. Commissioner
Hcacock gavo tho accused nuui his first
hearing, nnd ordered that ho bo extra
dited to Kngland for trial. Judge
Dollavou affirmed tho ordor.
Attnmvteil Train Wri-cltlnir.
Al.llnnn Knn.. Sfillt. 15. TllTCe at-
I tompts wcio niudo last night lo wreck j
Union Pacific traius west of hero. Ties i
wore piled ou tlio traok in liont 01 ins
local passenger tram, nnd tho "Flyei,"
west-bound, and heavy iron on the
t. i e 1.1. tlVlimx " nnot .hniitifl .
trucic uoiuru u.u i -
T in obstructions were discovered and
tho trains stopped in timo to prevent
any damugo.
l'orent Fires III Mussuohiisetts-
Plymouth, Mass.. Sept. 15. The
forost fires which havo been raging in
this vicinity hud, up to uoou, destroyod
property to tho value of .$150,000.
Tlio w"ind shiftod this monriug, and
thoro was then a prospect that tho lire
would bo cheeked. Mrs. Joseph A.
Browu, of Long Pond, dropped dead
from oxcitemeiit whon tlio llro threat
ened hor homo.
Slllc Weavers' Strike.
Allentowii, Pa., Sopt. 15. Tho Giv
ernaud silk mill, employing 450 hands,
is idle. Tlio !100 weavers struck today
against n docruaso of 15 por'cout in
wages. The superintendent of the
mill said tho cut was only temporary.
I.nst of Alulnli's Forces Defeated.
Paris, Sopt. 15. Tha minister of the
..i.,in. m. tin Drills, has received
l dispatch nnnonnoiug tho dofeat of tho
1 lust roniniint of tlm forces of Abdiih,
i ti,o famous Arab chief who was long a
I thorn in tho side of the French in
I Southern Sahara, nud who was recont
1 1 Miimi nnd bin armv dispersed by a
French (olumn. A Inrgo quantity of
arms nnd ammunition, as well ns rioh
trensnro,
frouch.
fell iuto tno nium ui vu
'
WHOLESALE MASSACRE.
C'liluran HlnyliiK KhIIvk Oonvertu In tha
Nirllifrn Prnvlnmii.
London, Sept. 15. All tho corre
spondents in China uro sending terriblo
stories of wholesale mnssncro of mis
sionaries and native Christians. It is
assorted that during July between 15,-
I counted for, und hiiiiiII hopo is enter
Ono laiimii it tlm I tallied for thoir escano. Native re-
jiorts aro subjeetiul to tho most carolul
corutiny, with thu result that although
there may bu somu exaggeration, it is
impossible to doubt that iu the main
thoy nro correct.
Tho horror is intosiflod by confirma
tion of tho reports tlint tho women
wero subjectod to uiispenkalo barbari
ties and torMires, being stripped and
slowly clubbed to death. This was
one of the mildest methods. Tlio liox
ers wrcakoJ, fiendish vongenco upon
them. Tho powers aro called on for
swift punishment, l-'uars aro expressed
lest thu Itussian government, which
does not encourage tlio missionary
propaganda, should provo lukewarm iu
this matter.
Statements wero current in tho Euro
pean capitals last evening that all tho
powers had replied to tho Itussiou
proposition, that Great liritain nud
Germany had declined to evacuate Pe
kin; that Austria and Italy hud decided
to he fguldod by (jcrmany'H decision,
nud that tho other powers had agreed
to a more or less modified withdrawal.
Tho 1'ariH correspondent of tho Morn
ing Post claims to know that the allies
will only withdraw outside tho walls
of tho .capital, whoro thoy will con
tinuo to dominato Pekiu in u military
ficnso.
According to a dispatch from Pekin,
dated August 31, Mr. Conger regards
the situation ns deplorable, and is ad
visiu? ull tho Americans to leave the
capital if possible. Tho American
minister was in fav6r of tho punitivo
expedition to l'uo Ting Fu. According
to tlio sumo dispatch, an American sol-
dier killed two Sikhs, whom he caught j
looting. "Tho Hussions," says the
telogram, "havo undertaken to treat
wifli Princo Ching. Mr. Conger, in
his privato capacity, has received
eight Chinese, who have been endeav
oring to establish friendly rehitious
with the ministers."
WAR NEARLY ENDED.
llntliii Sulil In lln Making Ovprtitres to
Hiirremler.
ijondon, Sept., 15. Tho flight of
President Kruger from what is now
designated as tlio Vaal itiver colony,
and his arrival last night at Loureuco
Mnzques, is regarded hero as indica
tive of an early ond of the hostilities
in South Africa. Another
message
from Loureuco Marques suvs the Trans
vaal stato officials accompanied Presi
dent Kruger into Portuguese territory
Significant also, although it is un
confirmed, is tho announcement that
General Iiotha, the Boer commander-iu-e'dof,
is making overtures to sur
rendei uud tho question whether the
burghers will now follow the usual
course of beaten ntmies and lav down
their nuns or formally declare in favor
of guerrilla warfare, must be speedily I
settled. It is, however, behoved here I
that President Kruger's action deprives
the Boors of their main pretext for re
maining in the field.
The British war office has issued n
long report from Lord ltoborts on the
treatment of British prisoners of war
at Pretoria, founded ou tho report of
the court of inquiry. Jiriofly, Lord
Itobens doclaros that tho treatment of
tho officials wns fair, but that the food
of the men was quitu inadequate and
of inferior quality. Jlodonounces tho
troatment of the colonial prisoners as
criminal, and says the inhuman treat
ment of sick prisoners throws tho groat
oflt discredit on the authorities then nt
Pretoria. Tho prevalence of sickness
and .many deaths of prisoners, Lord
Iioborts adds, are nttrihutuble to the
lack of propor food, medicines and the
neglect of ordinary sauitaiy precau
tions. Joseph Chamherlin, secretary of state
for tho colonies, in tlio form of n letter
to tho Durham Conservative Associa
tion, issues an electiou manifesto. Re
ferring to the settlement iu South
Africii, ho said:
"1 should seriously fear that if for
any causo tho Liberals wore now re
turned to ollico they would bu ready to
throw awav in conuootiou witli tho set-
I tlemeut tho position which has been so
; luwdly gained. 1 hope overy elector
, f , t, t t, arr0j,uut uml nrbI
, t. .
trury tyranny of the Boor oligarchy
culminating iu uu invasion of iter maj
esty's territories requires to bo dealt
with by a strong hand, will support
the Unionist candidates nt tho polls."
Ilnwiillnn I'nslnl Service.
San Francisco, Sept. 15. Postoflico
Inspectors M. 11. Flint and II. 1). Hall
huvo returned from Honolulu, whore
they havo been for tho past three
mouths organizing a postoflice system
throughout tlio islands. Thoy estab
lished 81 offices, and tho profits for two
mouths aud 17 days wero .$17,500,
ISrnuil Itnpltl's Foiuliitlnu.
Washington, Sopt 15. The popula
tion of Grand Rapids, Mich., is 87,
505, an increaso iu population of 27,
287, or 45.27 por cent, from 1800 to
1000.
Storm In Toronto.
Toronto, Out., Sept. 15. Tho heavy
wind storm did considerable damage
j along tho water front. Many yachts
woro capsized, whilo otliors broke away
from thoir moorings nnd havo not yot
beon recovered. ltoports from nil
parts of tho provluco show that tho
storm wus general, orchards suifering
i.mof Tlio Inca nil frillf 111 tlm Kt.
rjnthoriuo district will amount to
thousands of dollars. No casualties
havo yet beeu reported,
Will Reach Fully
Thousand.
Five I
HUNDREDS ARE UNIDENTIFIED
Qrcnt Dlrfliiilly Will II Kierlrncl In
Hrttllne Inmiruni' Tlilrty-llvn Hun
Urid Itofuiteei at Himiituii.
Houston, Tex., Sept. 17. Tho Post
today points a list of 2,701 names of
tha Galveston dead, compiled from var
ious sources, but bolieved to te authen
tic. Thoro woro hundreds of bodies
burned and buried in the sea and iu
the pnnd, whoio no identification was
possiblo. Other hundreds wero buried
ou tho beach of tho mainland, fow of
whom Imvo been identified. Somo
bodies uro still in tlio ruins of Galves
ton and scattered along tho beach of
the mainland and in tho marshes,
whero thoy wore thrown by the water.
Somo of tlicso bodies havo been Bent 20
miles inland nlong small wator courses
by the rusli of high waters. Taking
ill things into consideration there
seem no loncer any doubt that the
number of dead will reach boyond the
estimate of 5,000 which has beeu made
by Mayor Jones und other reliable citi
zens of Galveston.
About 1,300 refugees arrived here
from Galveston last night and aro being
cured for as well as possiblo. Four
buildings have been set apart for tho
benefit of rufgeos, but of tho 8,500 who
have reachod hero so far not more than
BOO remain a public charge, the re
mainder having gone to tho homes of
relatives and friends.
Agents of several insurance compan
ies are passing through to Galveston.
They say that there ft' certain to be
much confusion. They do not know
what action will bo taken bv the com-
pnnies concerning tho payment of
claims without proof of death, which,
iu many cases, will be impossible.
Contributions of money continue to
come in, as do supplies of all sorts.
B. D. Dorchester, manager of the
Velasco Terminal railroad' lias reachod
this city. Ho says three-fourths of the
Velasco people lost their homes and
four persons wero drowned. Eight
bodies were washed nshoro at Sutf
Side, supposed to bo from Galveston.
INTENTIONS OF KRUGER.
It It Said lie Will Set Up III" Govern
ment ill MoEumulque.
Ne York, Sept. 17. A dispatch to
the Tribune from Loudoa says:
Tho Mull's corresnondent in Louren-
, cQ jjarqUeg ieiirna that Mr. Kruger has
resigned tlio presidency of the Trans
vaal, but remains a member of the ex
ecutive. General Botha is said to have
been so incensed at the cowardly con
duct of bis forces that ho has resigned
the supreme command, and Yiljoen is
now commandant-general. According
to a Lisbon rnessage to the Express,
Mr. Kruger proposes to set up tho seat
of his government at Mozambique.
News from the seat of war in South
Africa is indecisive, but it is clear that
Lord Roberts is making a concentrated
movement upon Komatipoort, and has
left Pretoira iu order to direct it per
sonally. Inn Hamilton is returning to
the railway from Lydenburg; Pole
Carew is pushing east towards Nel
spruit; Frencli is making for Bnrberton,
und Bullor has divided both his forces
and cut off a portion of them from
communication with the commandos
between Nelspruit nnd Komatipoort.
Lydenburg apprently was abandoned ns
toon as it was captured, and tho llrit
ieh forces aro iu hot pursuit of the rem
nant of the Boer nrmy. and driving it
eastward to tho Portuguese frontier.
Tbesu tactics are bold, bet in accord
ance with Lord Roberts' strategy sinco
February. Komatipoort is the new
objectivo point, and when it is captured
Lord Roberts will be oiedited with
having taken possession of the last
Dutch railway line nud closed the door
into neutral territory, The work of
pacification will not have been
thoroughly worked out, hut the main
object will have been socured, as was
done when Blomofontein and Pretoria
were occupied.
New Ltnr Creates n Mob.
Brooklyn, N. Y., Sept. 14. When
tho now law adopted by the lust legis
lature preventing tho use of trading
stamps weut into effect the first ot this
month, Manager Bnntty, of the trad
ing stamp store, 1229 Fulton, issued n
circular auuouuciug that ho would
cease operations today. Since tlio is
Biiauco of tlio circular thousands of
women who hold trading stamps issued
by tlio various stores doing business
with Buntty havo besieged him and
made his life unbearable. Ho has
beou compelled to barricade himself
and seek aid to proveut summary
notion ou tho part . of tho infuriatod
women.
Aclmlrul SI curd Demi.
Homo, N. Y., Sopt. 17. Roar-Ad-mirul
Montgomery Sienrd died of apo
plexy at 0 A. M, today, nt his summer
homo nt Westeruville.
Our desires often loom up so large
that wo fail to sou our woroies behind
tlium.
Sympathy From Fern.
Limn, Peru, Sopt. 17. Tho house
of representatives 1ms sanctioned n mo
tiou to send n' cablegram to tho presi
dent of tho United States, oxpresaing
the condolence of tho people ol Peru
ovor the disaster of Gulvestou.
Blontiuiii Miners Killed.
Butte, Mont., Sept. 17. Thomn
I Kelloy and Jamos Murray were killed
' in the Stowart mine this morning by
nu oxploslon of powder iu the magaziuf
i ou ono of the lower levels.
Dead
BRADSTREET'S REPORTS.
Honvy Trailing mill r I.nrcn Jln lnv
Hnvt Cotton.
Iiradstrcets' says: Kxpanding de
mand nt advancing prices in runny
lines of trade finds its chief exemplar
in tho market for raw cotton, which)
bus witnessed the greatest oxcitoment,
heaviest trading and largost gain in
price for at least a decade. Itaroly, ii
ever, in tho history of tho trade, n
conducted on modern lines, has tho in
torest displayed in tho product boon
greater, and tho manufacturing inter
ests of tho world find tho situation a
porplexing one, whilo the prospocts of
largo profits to producers aro stimulat
ing all lines ot Southern trade, in
American cotton markets tho situation,
from being n Diiyors' rnorkot a short
time ngo, is now roversed, nud sollcm
are in a position to dictate terms. So
suddenly has tho outlook, ns viewed by
tho trade generally, changed that man
ufacturers are unable or unwilling to
define their exact position, or, if they
accept new business, do so on a dis
tinct basis of cost of now supplies.
Maximum cotton-crop estimators of
past year are apparently panic-stricken,
and predict famine stocks for tho end
of the year, even with reduced con
sumption. Most food prices are either firm or
higher ou the woek, wheat being ad
vanced on better export, demand and
bad weather at the Northwest, proved
by tlio lower grudo of much of tho re
ceipts. Wool id still rather weak, and thu
demand for spring-weight men's wear
goods is still disappointing.
Hardware is iu good demand, and a
good full business is likely.
Wlieut, including flour, shipments
for the week aggregate 4,605,082 bush
els, against 3,378, 100 bushels last week.
llusiness failures iu tho United
States for tho week number 267. ns
against 154 last week
PACIFIC COAST TRADE.
S entile Mnrfcets.
Onions, new, liio.
Lettuco, hot house, $1 per crate.
Potatoes, now. $15.
Beets, per sack, 85c$l.
Turnips, per sack, 75c.
Squash 4c.
Carrots, per sack, .$1.00
Parsnips, per sack, $1.25,
Cauliflower, native, 75o.
Cucumbers 1020c.
Cabbage, native aud California,
2c per pounds.
Tomatoes 30 60".
liutter Creamery, 25o; Eastern 22c;
dairy, 1G1Dc; ranch, 16o pound.
Eggs 20c.
Cheese 12c.
Poultry 12c; dressed, 14c; spring,
1315c.
Hay Puget Sound timothy, $11.00
12.00; choice Eastern Washington
timothy, $18.00.
Corn Whole, $23.00; cracked, $25;
feed meal, $25.
Barley Rolled or ground, per ton,
$20.
Flour Patent, per barrel $3.50;
blended straights, $3.25; California,
$3.25; buckwheat flour, $6.00; era
ham, per barrel, $3.00; whole wheat
flour, $3.25; ryo flour, $3.804.00.
Millstuffs Bran, per ton, $12.00;
shorts, per ton, $14.00.
Feed Chopped feed, $10.00 per ton;
middlings, per ton, $20; oil cako meal,
per ton, $30.00.
Fresh Meats Choice dressed beef'
steers, price 7 He; cows, 7c; mutton
7; pork, 8c; trimmed, 9c; veal, 0
11c.
Hams Large, 18c; small, 13H;
breakfast bacon, 12c; dry salt sides,
6,4c.
Fnrtlniiil Market.
Wheat Walla Walla. 60 57c;
Valley, 60o; Bluestom, 00o per bushel.
Flour Best grades, $3.10; graham,
$2.50.
Oats Choice white, 42o; choice
gray, 40o per bushel.
Barley Feod barloy, $15.0015.50;
brewing, $17.00 por ton.
Millstuffs Bran, $13.00 ton; mid
dlings, $20; shorta, $15; chop, $15 per
ton. i
Hay Timothy, $1112; clover,$7
7.50; Oregon wild hay, $07 per ton.
Butter Fancy creamery, 45 65c;
store, 30c.
Eggs 10c per dozen.
Cheese Oregon full cream, 13c;
Young America, 14o; new cheese lOo
por pound.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, $3.00
4.00 per dozen; liens, $4.50; springs,
$2.003.00; geese, $0.007.00 per
ducks, $3.004.00 por dozen; turkeys,
live, 1416c per pound. J
Potatoes 40 50o por sack; sweets,
2240 per pouuu.
Vegetables Beote, $1; turnips, $1;
per sack; garlio, 7o per pound; cah
bagu, 2u per pound; parsnips, $1;
onions, 1 He per pound; carrots, $1.
Hops 57o per pound.
Wool Valley, 1510o per pound;
Eastern Oregon, 16 10c; mohair, 25
per pound. ,
Mutton Gross, best sheep, wethers
nnd ewes, 3o; dressed mutton, 7
7Ho per pound; lambs, 5$o.
Hogs Gross, choice heavy, $5.00;
light und foodors, $4.50; dressed,
$5.000.50 per 100 pounds.
Beef Gross, top eteors, $4.004.50;
cows, $3.504.00; dressed beof, 0
7?40 per pound.
Veal Largo, 0H7jgo; small, 8
8bo por pound.
Bun Frnnoiseo Mnrket.
Wool Spring Novudn, ll13o per
pound; Eastern Oregon, 1014o; Val
ley, 1018o; Northern, OOJIOo.
Hops 1801) crop, 12616o; new
crop, 1000, 10l2jgo.
Butter Fancy oreamory 34o;
do seconds, 2223o; fanoy dairy,
22o; do seconds, 20o por pound,
Eggs Store, 17o; fanoy ranch,
22c.
Millstuffs Middlings, $17. 00 &
30.00; bran. $12.50 13 50